July 25, 2012, 9:36AM

Kenner police reported the following arrests: Kelly S. Wells, 35, 2741 Augusta St., Kenner, was arrested July 1 in the 500 block of East Louisiana State Drive and booked with driving on a suspended license and disregarding a stop sign. Aaron F. Holmes, 30, 4817 York St., Metairie, was arrested July 1 in the 900 block of Tavel... Full story »

July 25, 2012, 9:30AM

A state district court judge has found probable cause to keep a woman -- one of two suspects in the death and dismemberment of a New Orleans dancer -- in custody on a count of harboring a sex offender. The Advocate reports Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's Detective Mike Moore testified during Tuesday's hearing that defendant Margaret Sanchez, 28, of Kenner,... Full story »

July 25, 2012, 8:30AM

Taking aim at a long history of civil rights abuses, corruption and slipshod oversight within the New Orleans Police Department, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu unfurled a bevy of sweeping reforms Tuesday afternoon in the nation's most expansive consent decree to date. The long-awaited agreement, to be overseen by an appointed monitor and... Full story »

July 24, 2012, 3:53PM

St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne has released the following information. The following incidents were reported on July 24. Arrests Mindy Demandre, 33, 27144 Tag-A-Long Road, LaCombe, was arrested July 23 and booked with issuing worthless checks over $500 and an attachment. Incidents 100 block of Robert Street, Paradis, a utility trailer was reported stolen on July 23. 100 block... Full story »

July 24, 2012, 2:28PM

Melvin Phillips knocked off a store in Kenner on Sept. 3, getting away with $115. All he got when he tried to rob a Metairie store three hours later was two bullets, fired into his chest by a store clerk. Full story »

July 24, 2012, 1:30PM

The first U.S. church official convicted of covering up sex-abuse claims against Roman Catholic priests was sentenced Tuesday to three to six years in prison by a judge who said he "enabled monsters in clerical garb ... to destroy the souls of children." Monsignor William Lynn, the former secretary for clergy at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, "helped many but... Full story »

July 24, 2012, 1:00PM

With their anger and tears stirred by the sight of James Holmes in a courtroom with red hair and glassy eyes, the families of those killed in the Colorado theater massacre now must go home to plan their final goodbyes. Tom Teves' stare bore into Holmes as the 24-year-old former graduate student sat as though in a daze during... Full story »

July 24, 2012, 11:39AM

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and other federal and local officials are scheduled to release details this afternoon on a bevy of sweeping reforms contained in a federal consent decree over the New Orleans Police Department. The announcement will be made at 3:45 p.m. today at Gallier Hall, according to the U.S. Department of... Full story »